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House Committee Approves Measure Condemning Child Pornography
The Health Committee within the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has approved a resolution which condemns the free availability of pornography based on the public health hazard that it presents by...
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Mid-Session Legislative Wrap Up
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is taking a mid-session break and will resume session late in January 2018. 2017 was a very busy year and more issues are on the horizon for 2018. Here is the status...
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Executive Changes at the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
There will be a shift at the helm of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference beginning June 1, 2018. Eric A. Failing, PCC’s current social concerns director, will assume the role upon the retirement of...
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When adoption agencies can turn away gay prospective parents, what happens to...
Religious News Service reporter Bobby Ross, Jr. recently asked this question, “When adoption agencies can turn away gay prospective parents, what happens to the kids?” With conflicts between religious...
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Judge to hear foster families targeted by City of Philadelphia City’s harmful...
According to the religious liberty advocacy group Becket, Philadelphia-based foster families will be in court Monday fighting to end a new City of Philadelphia policy that is currently leaving numerous...
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Rep. Dave Zimmerman Still Seeking Religious Exemption to Save Catholic Adoptions
Catholic adoption agencies across the state have been curtailing or stopping their work altogether as a result of a policy by the Wolf Administration that would take away a lot of their power to decide...
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PCC Press Release on PA House Passage of Marriage at 18 Bill
PA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF MARRIAGE ACTHARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference applauds today’s passage of House Bill 360, which, in addition to addressing some...
View ArticleMaternal & Early Childhood Series: Adoption Challenges in PA
The 4th installment of our series on Maternal and Early Childhood Issues looks at the role the Wolf Administration has played in curtailing Catholic adoption efforts in Pennsylvania....
View ArticleMaternal & Early Childhood Issues: Morning Star Helps With Relationships
Our series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues continues today with a look the work being done by Morning Star Pregnancy Services in Harrisburg to help kids build a foundation for strong...
View ArticleChecking Back in With Amy Wilt of Dauphin County Doulas
Time for an update on doulas, a topic we addressed last year in our 9-month long series on Maternal & Early Childhood Issues. Today we talk again with our doula expert Amy Wilt and check on...
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